Several analysts have called for any elections in Iraq in the future to be held by full representation voting methods rather than American-style winner-take-all elections due to the importance of inclusive decision-making in such diverse society. Fareed Zakaria, for example, is a frequent television analyst and the editor of Newsweek International, former managing editor of Foreign Affairs and author of "The Future of Freedom" (to be pusblished in April 2003 by W.W. Norton). His article the April 21, 2003 Newsweek included the following in a lengthy essay on "How to Wage the Peace":
"WINNER TAKE ALL" IS A LOSER
Diversity, properly handled, can be a great source of strength in Iraq. But power will have to be divided, shared and checked. The constitution of a new Iraq should create a federal state, with substantial local autonomy. The regions should not be all ethnically or religiously based. The electoral system should not create a "winner take all" system, in which a party that wins 51 percent of the vote gets all the political power. Let the losers share in the spoils.
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers. Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time—with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday’s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections; the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections.